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Behind the Scenes Section 2 Quiz Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

1.narrative. What did this imagery represent? Example: "This was joyful intelligence to me, and the reflection of hope gave a silver lining to the dark cloud of my life---faint, it is truee, but still a silver lining."

a)

life and death

b)

freedom and slavery

c)

happiness and sadness

d)

good and evil

2.

How did Elizabeth Keckley earn her freedom?

a)

She ran away.

b)

She was helped by a group of abolishonists.

c)

Her master let her go free

d)

She paid for her freedom

3.

Select ALL of the following that apply to the advice Master Thomas gave to Frederick Douglass.

a)

rely only on me

b)

plan your future carefully

c)

be happy with your situation

d)

do not think for yourself

e)

make happiness for yourself

4.

Why did Master Hugh stop allowing Frederick Douglass to hire out his time?

a)

Douglass was late making a payment

b)

Douglass was hiding money from Master Hugh

c)

Douglass was not making enough money

d)

Douglass's work was not of a good quality

5.

5. Check all of the following that describe similarities between Douglass's and Keckley's attitudes about slavery? (3 boxes)

a)

Both believed it is the government's fault that slavery is still inpractice.

b)

Both believe slavery is wrong

c)

Both believe it will take time to abolish slavery

d)

Both are angry about slavery.

e)

Both want their freedom.

6.

Check all of the following that describe differences between Douglass's and Keckley's attitudes about slavery? (3 boxes)

a)

Keckley is angrier thanDouglass because she has an abusive master.

b)

Douglass is angrier than Keckley because he has an abusive master.

c)

Keckley takes pride in her work while Douglass is bitter about working for the benefit of others.

d)

Douglass is afraid of being caught by slavehunters while Keckley is not.

e)

Douglass takes pride in his work while Keckley is bitter about working for the benefit of others.

7.

Who were Ellen and William Craft?

a)

Abolishonists who helped slaves escape bondage.

b)

Slaves who stowed away on a ship to the North.

c)

Slaves who used disguises to escape slavery.

d)

Rich slaveholders in the South.

8.

How is the narration of The Story of the Crafts different from the excerpts from Douglass's and Keckley's narratives?

a)

The Crafts were slaveholders while Keckley and Douglass are former slaves.

b)

The story of the Crafts is has a third person narrator while Keckley and Douglass have a first person narrator.

c)

The story of the Crafts is has a first person narrator while Keckley and Douglass have a third person narrator.

d)

The Crafts' story is about the aide they gave escaping slaves while Keckley's and Douglass's stories explain how they escapes slavery.

9.

What does the following imagery mean?


"...in imagination had drunk of the pure, sweet crystal water of life..."

a)

Keckley wants a glass fo water

b)

Keckley realizes there can be no life without water to drink.

c)

Keckley thinks of freedom as something required to live just like water.

d)

Keckley believes there is better water in the North.

10.

Why did Douglass use animal imagery in his autobigraphy?

a)

Douglass wants the reader to see slaverholders as monsters.

b)

Douglass wants to emphasize that slaves are mistreated.

c)

Douglass wants to describe what you need to do to catch a fish.

d)

Douglass wants to emphasize how scared he is of being caught.

11.

Which quote tells the reader how Frederick Douglass feels about working for his master's benefit?

a)

“I could see no reason why I should, at the end of each week, pour the reward of my toil into the purse of my master.”

b)

“The fact that he gave me any part of my wages was proof, to my mind, that he believed me entitled to the whole of them.”

c)

“I always felt worse for having received anything; for I feared that giving me a few cents would ease his conscience . . .

d)

“I was ever on the lookout for means of escape; and, finding no direct means, I determined to try to hire my time, with a view of getting money with which to make my escape.”

12.

The following two items describe whom?


-was assisted by others

-actively sought freedom

a)

Keckley

b)

Douglass

c)

Both Keckley and Douglass

13.

The following two items describe whom?


-refused to run away illegally

-paid for freedom

a)

Keckley

b)

Douglass

c)

Both Keckley and Douglass

14.

The following two items describe whom?


-secretly escaped to the North

-was afraid of being found

a)

Keckley

b)

Douglass

c)

Both Keckley and Douglass

15.

What does the word ingenious mean?

a)

shrew

b)

artistic

c)

original

d)

imaginative